Bruce Thompson: The case for single-payer care
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
65% in this state get insurance at work. Would they support Medicare for All?
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John Nichols: 50 years ago, progressive delegates commandeered the Democratic Convention
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
When Ted Warshafsky nominated Julian Bond for vice president, they suddenly found themselves talking about poverty, racism and war on national TV. It was beautiful.
Jim Maas: Education in Wisconsin: Who decides?
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
Libertarian Phil Anderson’s education plank is that, “Any revenues raised to pay for K–12 education should be controlled by parents, who may use the funds for public schools, private schools, or home schooling.” Their kids are not “our children.” Let parents choose.
Bill Lueders: 10 fun facts about Tommy Thompson
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Think you know everything about Tommy Thompson? Guess again.
Bruce Murphy: Why Walker must go negative
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Governor is so unpopular he must bludgeon his opponent or change his identity. Or both.
George Mitchell: Roads spending way down, debt way up
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
New state report shows roads funding down 28%, yet debt service doubling under Walker.
Mike Fischer: Smoke & mirrors: The streetcar, Couture, and TIFs
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Are TIFs – tax increment districts – necessary tools for economic development in blighted areas – or just “smoke and mirrors” designed to spend taxpayer money on projects that do not need it?
Dave Zweifel: ‘Trickle down’ isn’t working this time either
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
It’s been little more than eight months now, but we’re already seeing yet more proof that trickle-down economics doesn’t work. Never has, never will.
David D. Haynes: New Wisconsin venture capital fund has the potential to be a watershed moment
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Tuesday’s announcement that Foxconn is partnering with three of Milwaukee’s most prominent corporate citizens to create a venture capital fund has the potential to be a watershed moment for southeastern Wisconsin.
Janine Geske: Justice for victims, accountability for clergy
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
The Church must quickly act to hold the decision makers responsible for their choices and to make clear to others that there is no tolerance for those in authority who abuse their privileged positions.
Sharlen Moore: Lincoln Hills to close. Now what’s needed?
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Not a replacement facility. Community-based alternatives work much better, more cheaply.
Charlie Sykes & Bill Kristol: No more mavericks
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
On Daily Standard Podcast, Charlie Sykes talks with Bill Kristol about U.S. Sen. John McCain’s legacy.
John Nichols: McCain’s alliance with Feingold held out promise of a better politics
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
We know from the work of John McCain and Russ Feingold that partisans can come together with the purpose of upsetting the calculations of the elites who have made it their business to control our politics and our governance.
James Wigderson & Steve Scaffidi: A more nuanced look at John McCain’s legacy
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
On the Steve Scaffidi show on WTMJ-AM, RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson discusses the legacy of U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Steven Walters: 6 Senate races will decide party control
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Stakes are high, including control over 2020 redistricting.
Dominique Paul Noth: Would team of rivals approach beat Walker?
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Campaign operatives, in exploring how best to win, wonder if Evers should be borrowing from Barack Obama by way of Abraham Lincoln – assembling a “team of rivals” to knit the side together and carry the message in rallies across the state.
Louise Lyall & Savion Castro: ‘Scott Walker Air’ misuses and abuses Wisconsin taxpayers
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Eight years ago, Scott Walker campaigned for governor by bragging about how he drove an old Saturn wagon and packed his own ham sandwiches for lunch. Now he’s using a state plane, paid for with our tax dollars, for things like going for a walk or making sure he’s back in Madison in time to catch a football game.
Emily Mills: Speak up against Trump
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Regardless of party or post, now is the time to stand up against Trump’s attempts to run roughshod over our democracy, over basic decency, and over the good of the whole. Silence is complicity.
Casey Hoff: UW Badgers Quintez Cephus case: Jumping to conclusions dangerous
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
The University of Wisconsin football team’s star wide receiver, Quintez Cephus, was suspended indefinitely from the team on Monday after he was charged with sexually assaulting two reportedly intoxicated women in his apartment in April.
Russ Feingold: John McCain was a committed leader. He was also really fun.
Monday, Aug 27, 2018
Like so many others, I will greatly miss my friend. We will all be poorer without his leadership. He was a modern-day rough rider, and those of us who knew him well will longingly remember those days when we could join the charge by his side.
Bruce Thompson: The case for single-payer care
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
65% in this state get insurance at work. Would they support Medicare for All?
John Nichols: 50 years ago, progressive delegates commandeered the Democratic Convention
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
When Ted Warshafsky nominated Julian Bond for vice president, they suddenly found themselves talking about poverty, racism and war on national TV. It was beautiful.
Jim Maas: Education in Wisconsin: Who decides?
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018
Libertarian Phil Anderson’s education plank is that, “Any revenues raised to pay for K–12 education should be controlled by parents, who may use the funds for public schools, private schools, or home schooling.” Their kids are not “our children.” Let parents choose.
Bill Lueders: 10 fun facts about Tommy Thompson
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Think you know everything about Tommy Thompson? Guess again.
Bruce Murphy: Why Walker must go negative
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Governor is so unpopular he must bludgeon his opponent or change his identity. Or both.
George Mitchell: Roads spending way down, debt way up
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
New state report shows roads funding down 28%, yet debt service doubling under Walker.
Mike Fischer: Smoke & mirrors: The streetcar, Couture, and TIFs
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Are TIFs – tax increment districts – necessary tools for economic development in blighted areas – or just “smoke and mirrors” designed to spend taxpayer money on projects that do not need it?
Dave Zweifel: ‘Trickle down’ isn’t working this time either
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
It’s been little more than eight months now, but we’re already seeing yet more proof that trickle-down economics doesn’t work. Never has, never will.
David D. Haynes: New Wisconsin venture capital fund has the potential to be a watershed moment
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Tuesday’s announcement that Foxconn is partnering with three of Milwaukee’s most prominent corporate citizens to create a venture capital fund has the potential to be a watershed moment for southeastern Wisconsin.
Janine Geske: Justice for victims, accountability for clergy
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
The Church must quickly act to hold the decision makers responsible for their choices and to make clear to others that there is no tolerance for those in authority who abuse their privileged positions.
Sharlen Moore: Lincoln Hills to close. Now what’s needed?
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018
Not a replacement facility. Community-based alternatives work much better, more cheaply.
Charlie Sykes & Bill Kristol: No more mavericks
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
On Daily Standard Podcast, Charlie Sykes talks with Bill Kristol about U.S. Sen. John McCain’s legacy.
John Nichols: McCain’s alliance with Feingold held out promise of a better politics
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
We know from the work of John McCain and Russ Feingold that partisans can come together with the purpose of upsetting the calculations of the elites who have made it their business to control our politics and our governance.
James Wigderson & Steve Scaffidi: A more nuanced look at John McCain’s legacy
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
On the Steve Scaffidi show on WTMJ-AM, RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson discusses the legacy of U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Steven Walters: 6 Senate races will decide party control
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Stakes are high, including control over 2020 redistricting.
Dominique Paul Noth: Would team of rivals approach beat Walker?
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Campaign operatives, in exploring how best to win, wonder if Evers should be borrowing from Barack Obama by way of Abraham Lincoln – assembling a “team of rivals” to knit the side together and carry the message in rallies across the state.
Louise Lyall & Savion Castro: ‘Scott Walker Air’ misuses and abuses Wisconsin taxpayers
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Eight years ago, Scott Walker campaigned for governor by bragging about how he drove an old Saturn wagon and packed his own ham sandwiches for lunch. Now he’s using a state plane, paid for with our tax dollars, for things like going for a walk or making sure he’s back in Madison in time to catch a football game.
Emily Mills: Speak up against Trump
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
Regardless of party or post, now is the time to stand up against Trump’s attempts to run roughshod over our democracy, over basic decency, and over the good of the whole. Silence is complicity.
Casey Hoff: UW Badgers Quintez Cephus case: Jumping to conclusions dangerous
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
The University of Wisconsin football team’s star wide receiver, Quintez Cephus, was suspended indefinitely from the team on Monday after he was charged with sexually assaulting two reportedly intoxicated women in his apartment in April.
Russ Feingold: John McCain was a committed leader. He was also really fun.
Monday, Aug 27, 2018
Like so many others, I will greatly miss my friend. We will all be poorer without his leadership. He was a modern-day rough rider, and those of us who knew him well will longingly remember those days when we could join the charge by his side.